Title :
Entropy driven multi-photon frequency up-conversion
Author :
Manor, Assaf ; Kruger, Norbert ; Rotschild, Carmel
Author_Institution :
Russell Berrie Nanotechnol. Inst., Technion - Israel Inst. of Technol., Haifa, Israel
Abstract :
We experimentally demonstrate a fundamentally new, entropy driven photon up-conversion mechanism, where 10.6μ photons are tenfold up-converted to 1μ with efficiency of 10%. This work opens novel ways of converting thermal-radiation to electricity.
Keywords :
entropy; heat radiation; multiphoton processes; optical frequency conversion; electricity; entropy driven multiphoton frequency up-conversion; thermal-radiation conversion; Entropy; Nonlinear optics; Optical pumping; Optical resonators; Photonics; Temperature; Thermodynamics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
